Both photographs (below) were taken by James Turner Doran of Tulare, circa 1890.

On the back of the first photo is written "George Wray" and on the second is written "Newt Wray".      Most likely these are images of George Washington Wray (1831-1908) of Tulare, and his son Newton Elmer Wray (1874-1945).

 

 

 

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Photo by A.R. Moore of  Visalia, circa 1895.    On the back is written:  "Mary Warna (possibly "Warner"),   a cousin to Caldwell family".

Children's portraits, circa 1896.      It's from Beck studio, of Visalia.    Brothers Frank and Will Beck ran this photography studio.        They also had a studio in Fresno, around 1900.  Unfortunately, no names are on the photograph.

 

 

Another Beck studio photo, circa 1896.

An old photo, I recently purchased...

The seller said this was a 1924 kindergarten class in Tulare.    Lots of names on the image, including the name of their teacher, Blanch Anderson.    Miss Anderson was mentioned in one Tulare newspaper article, from 1922, as being the kindergarten teacher at Wilson Grammar School;  so I would guess that this is an image of that school.

The names of some of the children are written on the back.     The names correspond to the numbers written on the image... "1" starting at the back row left hand side.    Some of them are just the first names, which makes them difficult to identify.

14 of the children, who have their full names written down,   I found on a genealogy website; confirming that they were born in 1918 or 1919 and that they spent at least part of their school years in the Tulare area.            Those children are:

#2 Jack Willoughby,   #5 Sheridan Harris,  #7 Hazel Christensen,  #10 Mary Silveria,   #12 James (Jimmy) Hooks,  #15 Betty Husong,  #17 Nadine Place,   #18 Frances Newman,  #19 Violet South,  #20 Louise Slaughter,   #21 Fraser Lovett,  #23 Eleanor Monroe,   #24 Dorothy Polson,  #25 Margaret Sarment.

                                                                Photo by S. W. Watrous of Visalia.

Written at the bottom of the photograph: "Michael Premo 1890".

Most likely this is Michael Fredrick Premo (1847-1917) of Tulare.

Photo by Doran of  Tulare.    Written on the back:   "Walter Premo about 1890".        

Most likely this is Walter Emile Premo (1876-1952).   He was the son of  Michael Fredrick Premo (see the previous photo).

Postcard view of Visalia's Main Street. It is postmarked 11/19/1923.

This is looking eastward down Main, just past its intersection with Church St.

The building at the far left is the Johnson Hotel.

Photo by C.A. Myers of  Visalia, circa 1895.     Written on the back:  "George Wright family Visalia".

Photo by G.A. Nelson of  Tulare, cica 1893.

Hand tinted photo by the Beck Brothers of  Visalia, circa 1897.

Photo by Powell & Myers of  Tulare, circa 1895.

Postcard view of Orosi, circa 1916

Photo By Downey's Art Studio of Tulare.  Circa 1892.

 Photo by Excelsior Photograph Gallery of  Tulare, circa 1886.   A. P. Bailey the photographer.

 The description written under the photograph:  "Hammond's Camp,  Giant Forest.  Storm  May 29, 1918".         "Hammond's" most likely refers to Porterville photographer Eschol M. Hammond.     Besides taking photos around Porterville,  Hammond photographed many areas of the nearby mountains,  e.g.  Taking photos from the summit of Mt. Whitney as early as 1915.

---  Many thanks to Joseph Vicenti,  for this photograph. ---

 Photo circa 1918.   On the back is a studio stamp for Hammond's Studio of Porterville.

 Postcard image of Terra Bella,  circa 1911.

At the left edge of the image is the Hart Block building,  down the same side of the street is Terra Bella's  First National Bank.    Across the street from the bank is the Hotel Terra Bella.

 Another photo postcard image of Terra Bella,  circa 1911.

 Photograph by A. R. Moore of Porterville,  circa 1907.

 Postcard image of Dinuba's L Street,  looking north between Tulare and Kern Streets.   Circa 1910.

 Photo postcard image of  Traver's school.   It's postmarked: "Traver, Cal.   Feb 2, 1911".

The person who sent the card writes: "Dear Leid, I will send this, it is the school of Traver.  Lealand Chester is here...". 

An old photo postcard.  On the back it says: "Miss Pauline Collier,  Porterville Cal.   Nov. 5 1914.  4th Grade".     There's a Pauline Collier listed in the 1910 and 1920 census records for Porterville,  she would have been about 10 years old at the time of this photograph.

Comparing this to other images I have,  this appears to be  Porterville's  Olive Street Grammar School.

 An image of the town of Richgrove, circa 1914.    This is a scan from the original glass negative.
Annie R. Mitchell, in her book 'The Way it Was'  (1976),  states that the Reid Land and Development Company started this town in 1909.  The company built this store and the hotel (on the right side of the image) as well as put in streets and sidewalks.    In 1913,  a freeze killed most of the young citrus trees planted in the area; which was one reason  why the town never grew very much.       The photograph was taken by the Cheney Photo Advertising Company.
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Close up of the Hotel Richgrove.   This building still stands, its on the south side of Chaney Drive about 200 feet east of  Richgrove Drive (Route J35).

A small photograph by Hammond's Studio of Porterville  (Photographer: Eschol M. Hammond).   Circa 1923.     It appears to be an image of some campers taking  time-out to pose for the camera.

Photograph by Doran Studio of Tulare, circa 1893.

Postcard image of Orosi, circa 1910.
(Update 5/8/20) The Culter-Orosi Courier published a printed postcard using this same image.  They described it as "Looking east on El Monte from Road 127 about 1908."

Postcard image of Lindsay's First Church of the Nazarene, circa 1923.    

The church still stands, it's located on the corner Samoa St. and Gale Hill Ave.

Visalia's Southern Pacific Railroad depot, circa 1906.   Photo postcard by Ramsey.

According to local historian Terry Ommen:   This depot was built in 1893 and served as both the passenger and freight depot.    It was on the southeast corner of  Church St. and Oak Ave.     In 1915, the depot was moved one block to the east so that a new passenger depot could be built on that corner (Which is now the Depot Restaurant).    This old depot was destroyed by arson in 1982.

A postcard view of some groves and fields near Orosi,  circa 1909.

Postcard  of Lindsay's Presbyterian Church, circa 1912.

Photo postcard of Porterville's Main Street,  near the street's intersection with Garden Ave.   Circa 1909.    This is a view looking north.    The Morton Street School can be seen at the northern end of Main St.       The theater building, at the right-center of the image, also housed photographer A. R. Moore's Opera House Studio.      

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Photo postcard image of Tulare, circa 1908.   This is a view from Kern Ave, looking down K  St.    The First National Bank is at the left edge of this image,  directly accross K Street from it is Linder's Hardware.   Both these buildings are  still standing.

Photo by A. R. Moore of  Porterville,  circa 1908.
Most likely this is the family of  William Samuel Lawson (aka  Sam Lawson)  of  Plano and Porterville.     His wife's name was Anna and his daughter is Florence.

 

Photograph circa 1914.     On the back of this photo someone has written what looks like: "Chet,   343 S. Mirage"  (or it could possibly be 243 S. Mirage).     The person who sold the photo to me stated that this is an image of Chet Tienken of Lindsay.    I'm guessing that "Chet" is Chester R. Tienken (1910-1993) of Lindsay.   He was the child of Albert C. Tienken and Alberta Mae Cox.   The "343"  matches the street number for his family's house in the 1920 U.S. Census.

Postcard image of Lindsay's Main Street.    The photographer was probably George Besaw,  circa 1909

 Photo postcard by Beck, circa 1911.      Taken near the corner of  Tulare Ave. and  K Street.

Postcard image of Orosi,  circa 1911.  

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Another photo postcard of Orosi.   Circa 1910.   Note that the building at the near-right of this photograph also appears on the right side of the Orosi postcard  above.  i.e.  It looks like the same street, viewed in two different directions.

A  George Besaw postcard of Lindsay's  Southern Pacific Railroad depot, circa 1909.

Another image of Lindsay's railroad depot;  taken from a different angle (see above).    Circa 1910.

Postcard image of Exeter's  Methodist Church.   Circa 1909.

Porterville's Congregationalist Church.  Circa 1910.

Photo portrait of a young boy,  by E. M. Davidson of Visalia.   Circa 1892.

Postcard of Visalia's Main Street, looking east.    Photo by Ramsey, circa 1907.

The Holt Block building is at the left side foreground,  its small cupula tower was on the NW corner of  Court and Main Streets (where Starbucks is now).   The bank clock-tower further down the street was at the NW corner of Church and Main,  where the five story Bank of Italy building was later built.

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Image from a photo postcard sent by Harriett  L. Villemin,  postmarked  9/3/1908.     Harriett identifies this as "our bungalow",  in Plano CA.     The 1910 U.S. Census lists Harriett as living in Plano with her husband Lewis and her son Lewis Jr..

Photo portrait by  A. R. Moore's  Opera House Studio in Porterville.  Circa 1910.

Postcard image of Porterville's Pioneer Hotel, on Main St.   Circa 1909.

Photo postcard of  Dinuba,  looking southerly down L Street (Near the corner of Tulare and L).  Circa 1911.     I believe the building,  on the left,  with the second floor balcony is the Commercial Hotel.    On  1/30/2016,  I posted a photo which appears to be taken from this hotel's balcony.

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